Daily Archives: 17 January 2013

A blogger’s conversion to altar rails and kneeling for Communion (POLL)

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Deacon Greg Kandra has had a bit of a conversion about altar rails.  Here is a taste.
Okay. I’ve changed my mind. It’s time to bring back the altar rail.
Hey, I’m as surprised as anyone else that I feel this way.
Two … Continue reading →

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@Pontifex now in Latin

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Holiness now has a Twitter account also in Latin.
HERE.
No tweets yet.  I have argued HERE that a tweet is pipatum.  “I tweet” is pipio.
BTW… I missed last Tuesday’s @Pontifex tweet.  Let’s do it tomorrow, Friday, the other day the Roman … Continue reading →

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Mr. President, pleeeeease issue an executive order to outlaw the Catholic Church? Pretty please?

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Stock in gun companies is going up, because of this gun-control thing.  Pres. Obama has a jihad against guns… gun and ammo sales soar to record levels.  In a gun shop I saw a photo of the President with the … Continue reading →

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Sr. Keehan! Will the CHA have a banner in the March for Life in Washington DC?

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

First I found Pres. Obama declaring “Religious Freedom” Day. Now I find Sr. Carol Keehan openly defending the unborn?
From CNS:
Sr. Carol Keehan: Sandy Hook ‘Separate Issue’ But ‘Abortion Takes the Life of an Innocent Child’
By Patrick Burke
(CNSNews.com) — Sister Carol … Continue reading →

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Pres. Obama declares – no kidding – “Religious Freedom Day”

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I must have walked through the wrong door and into Bearded-Spock Universe.
This isn’t a joke.  Here is the link to the site of the White House.
Read the language carefully.
It’s supposed to be “Religious Freedom Day”, but the text starts out … Continue reading →

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